linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.30-rc1 problems with firmware loading

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Message-ID: <20090412112115.37fe1141@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:21:15 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	"Ben Castricum" <lk0904@...castricum.nl>
Cc:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, dwmw2@...radead.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.30-rc1 problems with firmware loading

On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:20:21 +0200
"Ben Castricum" <lk0904@...castricum.nl> wrote:

> 
> I seem to have some problems with firmware loading since 2.6.30-rc1. Each 
> request seems to time out and reports like these are appearing:

At first glance it looks like the module loading changes are expanding
vmas that don't have an owner (->mm) and are not set no account. So the
VM accounting code in strict overcommit modes doesn't know who to bill
for the pages.

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